Video: 31st MEU’s Landing Team Hone Skills in Helicopter Assaults
Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins![]()
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Package of Marines and Sailors with Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a helicopter assault on Ie Shima Island, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. As the MEU’s Helo Company, this raid type training prepares the unit for real-time objectives it may face in its role. The unit is offloaded from CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, provided by the MEU’s Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, to eliminate hostile forces (Marine role-players) on the ground. Soundbites from 2nd Lt. Joshua Elliot. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins. Jr. Also available in high definition.
Date Taken:01.12.2012
Date Posted:01.14.2012 11:22AM
Category:Package
Video ID:134972
VIRIN:120112-M-#####-001
Filename:DOD_100306901
Length:00:00:55
Location:IE SHIMA ISLAND, OKINAWA, JP







